In 2006, the county commissioners decided to take over operation of the local tag office to make sure there was one operating in McDowell County. The contract for the current tag office in the ...

Thankfully, western North Carolina didn’t wait on the bureaucracy for assistance. When FEMA faltered, first responders ...

Rep. Chuck Edwards said his office responded to concerns over improper debris removal by creating an "action plan" with FEMA.

Buncombe CountyWhat is CodeRED? Along with emergency and critical messages, the CodeRED notification system will also enhance ...

Flooding has been the biggest problem when major storms hit Hardin County. During Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017, parts of ...

The Forest Service is ordering air resources and working with McDowell County Emergency Management. An hour after the U.S. Forest Service's news release, McDowell County Emergency Management ...

McDowell County Emergency Management said only 27% of the fire was contained. It forced evacuations this week and was burning in one of the hardest-hit areas from Hurricane Helene last September.

The McDowell County Emergency Management has issued an evacuation order due to the Bee Rock Branch Fire. Read more: <a href="https://www.wspa.com/news/evacuation ...

By 10:30 p.m., the Bee Rock Branch Fire — as it is now known — was estimated to have burned 175 acres with 0% containment, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. By the morning of ...

The evacuation order issued by McDowell County Emergency Management for Wild Acres Rd remains in effect. There no plans to expand the evacuation order at this time. UPDATE at 11:30 a.m. Thursday ...

Crews have been cutting brush and blowing leaves away from structures to create defensible space around homes.The evacuation order issued by McDowell County Emergency Management for Wild Acres Rd ...